Cartoon Network announced Friday July 22nd as the premiere date for their all-new original animated special, LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace.


At 7:00 p.m. (ET, PT), and in high-definition computer animation, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm will join forces once again for the 30-minute original standalone adventure. Featuring situations, characters and locations from throughout the entire Star Wars Saga, the original adventure is written by Emmy� Award winner Michael Price (The Simpsons) and produced by Academy Award-winning Animal Logic, the production company behind Happy Feet. The special will also air on Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, July 24 at 4:30 p.m. (ET/PT).



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"We're certain that fans of LEGO play and the Star Wars universe will be as excited by this new original animated LEGO Star Wars episode as we are," said Jill Wilfert, vice president of licensing and entertainment for The LEGO Group. "Developing original animated content leveraging the LEGO and Star Wars brands is incredibly rewarding for us because it not only engages and entertains fans in original stories and adventures that further their imaginative play, it authentically delivers on the inherent values and fun that LEGO play brings to the partnership."

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Plot synopsis: A routine Jedi Academy field trip is turned into a rip-roaring comic adventure in LEGO� Star WarsTM: The Padawan MenaceTM. Tour guide Master Yoda leads a group of rambunctious Jedi younglings through Senate chambers when he senses a disturbance in the Force. Summoned to help save the Republic, he discovers that one of the younglings secretly boarded his ship…and has a taste for adventure! Meanwhile, C-3PO and R2-D2 are put in charge of the boisterous group and find themselves in over their heads. As the evil Sith prepare to wreak havoc, it's up to Yoda and the droids to ensure that their young charges aren't torn to bricks!

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